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HTC Desire S

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HTC Desire S

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in) 119 x 62 x 16 mm (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type S-LCD LED-backlit LCD,
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
  Touch-sensitive gaming controls
PSP like gaming buttons
Timescape UI
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3 Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal 1.1GB 768MB RAM 400MB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 720p
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA VGA
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Dedicated game store
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Organizer
Document viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G) Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G) Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h
Misc
Colors Black, Red Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange
SAR 0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)    
Price About 100 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB Noise -89.6dB / Crosstalk -91.0dB

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